Dogging it in the pool

Harley swims twice a week to help combat a hip ailment, and Luke finds water exercise easy on his repaired knee. Lucky is taking swimming lessons to be ready when the family opens its backyard pool. Payton enjoys a mental boost from paddling.

On the heels of a study showing that more than half of the nation’s dogs and cats are overweight or obese, local pet owners are swearing by an increasingly popular new way to keep their companions fit — doggie swimming pools.